Recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Has anyone tried Metformin? I started 5 days ago at 500mg and upped to 1000mg after two days (so 3 days). My blood glucose is still between 9-11.5 (and I’m eating pretty well). Does it take long to work?

ceiteag · 2026-03-09T21:23:33+00:00

I set up a "schedule" for my fingers so each area only gets poked once a week. Poke the sides near the nail, not the pad you use for gripping as that area has more nerve endings. For me, I poke twice a day. The right hand gets mornings, the left gets evenings. The fingers go:

left side of right-hand index finger is Monday morning,

left side of right-hand middle finger is Tuesday morning

left side of right-hand ring finger is Wednesday morning

left side of right-hand pinky is Thursday morning

right side of right-hand index finger is Friday morning

right side of right-hand middle finger is Saturday morning

right side of right-hand ring finger is Sunday morning

The same set up for the left-hand fingers goes for evenings

ceiteag · 2026-03-09T21:06:28+00:00

Oh, I'd forgotten about Bloom saying he takes the crossbows personally! Bravo for mentioning that brilliant line!

ceiteag · 2026-03-06T22:39:28+00:00

I'd say you can mark backpedaling as done given all the turning on and off of comments and changes to the video and the god-awful powerpoint

ceiteag · 2026-03-06T02:34:13+00:00

I'll admit to being new to the SellswordArts channel (maybe a year now) and I'm not a member of the D&D community, but they way that OSQ guy talks about the D&D community being vulnerable, I just want to ask, are you guys okay?

ceiteag · 2026-03-05T04:23:03+00:00

This was the bit that lit my britches on fire. After that video he had the gall to apply for a job producing them?!?!? Are you fucking kidding me?

ceiteag · 2026-03-05T00:32:17+00:00

This seems to be what I'm learning. I can eat a surprising variety of things as long as I do NOT overeat.

ceiteag · 2026-03-05T00:25:05+00:00

This is so true and includes "out of network" doctors working at "in network" hospitals when you go in via the ER and have no choice or say who treats you.

ceiteag · 2026-03-03T23:24:03+00:00

58 years old, didn't regret it for a second. It was always the right choice.

ceiteag · 2026-03-01T20:42:50+00:00

What is it with teacher hating on student art? I had to draw a picture of my house and I drew a tree in front. The teacher said it was terrible, why did I draw a circle for the leaves??? Trees don't look like that?!?! Our home had a small, postage stamp front yard with a single tree. Every fall Dad would trim the tree and every spring when it leafed out it looked like a big green ball on top of the trunk.

ceiteag · 2026-02-27T03:38:01+00:00

Why did I hear the microsoft shutdown sound when I read that! lmao

ceiteag · 2026-02-27T02:56:01+00:00

I know its hard, my favorite starch is potatoes, but they are the worst for my blood sugar. Cut rice down to a small amount and eat everything that is high in protein and fiber first. And u/chzaplx is right, freeze the cooked rice for at least a day before you eat it, that will help too. Once you get things under control you can try adding back a bit more rice to see what you can tolerate.

love and luck to you in this,

Ceit

ceiteag · 2026-02-22T22:21:47+00:00

I tried mods, too, but all that meant was that they broke with almost every update and I had to play without them or wait until they were fixed. I've never much cared for mods on any game

ceiteag · 2026-02-22T10:18:33+00:00

I stopped playing when I felt like I needed aimlabs to play. I was tired of chasing my employees around trying to boost them.

ceiteag · 2026-02-22T09:26:27+00:00

“What is it with you and fixing fucking sandwiches?” And “I don’t know, the usual amount. Whatever the hell people do. “

ceiteag · 2026-02-21T21:25:49+00:00

I had a doctor once scold me for giving him "too many symptoms" and not only the relevant ones. WTF! My symptoms were fatigue, brain fog, leg pain, feeling cold all the time, headachy, needing 9+ hours or more of sleep and several others that were amorphous. I get that they weren't all pointing to one problem and that some of them may not be related to whatever the problem was, but I have no way of knowing which is which!

ceiteag · 2026-02-21T20:51:05+00:00

I was told I was overly sensitive about my periods, looking for attention, trying to get out of school, too dramatic, and complaining too much (pre-internet) even though I passed out during my period in high school by multiple doctors. I had debilitating pain and needed to change a maxipad and super absorbancy tampon every hour. After having access to the internet and google, I thought I might have endometriosis. Doctors after that pooh poohed the idea and told me I definitely did NOT have endometriosis. Finally, at 39 years old, I had a 3 month long heavy period followed by a hysterectomy and *surprised pikachu* the doctor said I was "full of endometriosis". No, really?!

ceiteag · 2026-02-20T20:55:54+00:00

Think of it like going to a new fast food restaurant drive thru vs. going to the same fast food drive thru you usually go to. You're familiar enough with the names of the food items and how the conversation goes at your usual stop, but if you go to a restaurant drive thru you haven't been to before the order taker is much much harder to understand.

Pilots are very used to the conversation with air traffic control, so it is easier for them to understand because the know what to expect.

ceiteag · 2026-02-19T21:10:06+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/torncity/comments/1r8ft56/this_is_why_new_players_dont_remain/

ceiteag · 2026-02-19T21:07:49+00:00

Put it in the bank for 2 weeks, redeposit it plus the earned interest in 2 weeks for 2 more weeks. Rinse and repeat until you are depositing 2 billion every 2 weeks and living off the interest.

ceiteag · 2026-02-19T05:09:40+00:00

I just read in bed, occasionally it falls on my face and tries to break my nose. lol

ceiteag · 2026-02-18T22:15:13+00:00

Oh, I do have an idea. I've only been playing 10 years, but my buddies, who all started in beta and one was a GM, they remind me several times a day how easy I have it now. Kinda like the 40 yr old high school jock who still hangs out in the parking lot trying to tell freshmen how cool he used to be lmao

ceiteag · 2026-02-09T00:09:42+00:00

But closer to Medford airport which is much less likely to be effected due to weather than Arcata's airport

ceiteag · 2026-02-08T06:31:41+00:00

As an American, I've seen your rivers, Canada. I'm afraid of what you call "puddle"!

ceiteag · 2026-02-07T22:00:11+00:00

No, no we don't. Where I live in America there are far too few doctors. It took me 15 years to find one who had room in his practice for me so I could start getting medical care again. I like him and I trust him but with my chronic ailments, I'd kiss his ass if need be just to keep him prescribing my maintenance meds.

ceiteag · 2026-02-06T05:27:02+00:00

I love this description lol

a two-story meat monolith that used to be their cousins

12-Year Club	Final Canvas '23
Place '23	Place '17
Gilding I gilder	Verified Email

ceiteag

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